Once again, a new job opportunity fell into my lap that really puts me in the driver seat of leading a department. In this case, a former coworker I met for dinner casually mentioned that her company was seeking to build out a new role. A few weeks later, I got an email from her saying the company had indeed decided to move forward with the position and frankly it piqued my interest. Needless to say, I was hired on. I’ll be leaving a lot of friends behind at my previous company, but hope to stay in touch.

After nearly 20 years with my current employer, I unexpectedly came across a new job opportunity. I was not actively looking, but the new position offers considerable promise and growth, so I took the new company up on its offer. It’s a strange time for me, moving from the familiar to the unfamiliar, out with the old and in with the new. Laissez-faire to more conservative work culture.

The new company has been around a long time, and is a different field than my present company. There will be a lot of new skills to learn and old ones to polish, and probably a lot busier as the company is much larger.  The commute time and distance is nearly identical, but now is south towards the Big City.

It will be a major change for me and my family, no two ways about it, and I will miss my coworkers.